Top Local News Stories for Oakland, California.

SF Drug Lab Case Creates Courtroom Chaos

Twenty drug suspects were free Wednesday instead of being arraigned on narcotics charges in court in the wake of a scandal involving a former technician allegedly sampling cocaine in the San Francisco Police DepartmentĀ’s Crime Lab, prosecutors said.

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:16:16 PST

Three-Alarm Fire Burning In Santa Clara

Firefighters battled a three-alarm fire at a recycling facility in Santa Clara Wednesday -- a blaze that sent billowing clouds of smoke across a warehouse district near the San Jose Airport and triggered a shelter-in-place warning, officials said.

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:51:53 PST

Pregnant Mother Arrested In Oakland ToddlerĀ’s Death

A 19-year-old Oakland woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder charges after her 2-year-old daughter died as a result of suffocation, police confirmed Wednesday.

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:58:38 PST

Grape Moth Worries Napa Valley Growers

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:01:04 PST

Appeals Court Overturns San Jose Murder Conviction

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:50:25 PST

Police: Suisun Murder Victim May Have Been Shot By Mistake

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:47:51 PST

Three Detained UC Hikers Call Home From Iranian Jail

Cindy Hickey had rehearsed what she would say to her son when she finally got to talk to him months after he was detained in Iran. When the time came Tuesday, the conversation lasted only about a minute, she said, "so it was hard to say a lot."

Published: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:01:02 PST